The newly-formed Taliban government in Afghanistan includes the most hardened jihadists. Appointees include ex-Guantanamo detainees and a man on the FBI’s most wanted list.
Needless to say, no women have been appointed to the new so-called government.
It is ludicrous that some in the West, such as the UK government, see “scope for dialogue” with the Taliban, while monitoring the group to see “whether it lives up to its promises to maintain peace.” The Taliban would never be “peaceful” as the UK sees “peace.” In the Taliban’s Afghanistan, “peace” will only come if citizens adhere to its strictly imposed Sharia provisions: death to homosexuals, the murder of women who are uncovered, and the sex slavery of infidels. The Taliban’s choice of government appointees gives a sneak peak of just how “peaceful” the Taliban will be.
To add to the mockery:
the former president of Afghanistan, Iran’s foreign minister called for an Afghan government based on dialogue between all groups and emphasized the need to form an inclusive government that is reflective of the country’s diverse ethnic composition.
Just how “inclusive” is Iran? Yet the most disturbing aspect isn’t the expected duplicity of jihadist leaders, since taqiyya is an Islamic practice (“war is deceit”); most disturbing is the fact that some Western leaders take jihadists at their word, as is demonstrated by the disastrous Iran nuclear deal.
“Taliban name ex-Guantanamo detainees and wanted man to new caretaker government,” by Tim Lister and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN, September 7, 2021:
The Taliban on Tuesday announced the formation of a hardline interim government for Afghanistan, filling top posts with veterans of the militant group who oversaw the 20-year fight against the US-led military coalition.
No women or members from Afghanistan’s ousted leadership were selected for acting cabinet positions or named to advisory roles, in spite of the Taliban’s promises of an inclusive government and more moderate form of Islamic rule than when it was last in power, from 1996 to 2001.
The Taliban named Mohammad Hassan Akhund, a close aide of the Taliban’s late founder Mohammad Omar, as acting prime minister and Abdul Ghani Baradar, one of the group’s co-founders, was appointed his deputy. Mohammed Yaqoob, a son of Omar, was appointed acting defense minister.
The selection conveys a vision for the future that will do little to allay concerns among foreign governments, as the Taliban seeks international recognition and desperately needed aid. Without access to funds frozen by the US and other nations as well as the International Monetary Fund, Afghanistan faces a deteriorating humanitarian and economic situation. Global leaders and lenders are still waiting to see how the Taliban will treat opposition, women, as well as religious and ethnic minorities.
In a telephone call Tuesday with Hamid Karzai, the former president of Afghanistan, Iran’s foreign minister called for an Afghan government based on dialogue between all groups and emphasized the need to form an inclusive government that is reflective of the country’s diverse ethnic composition.
“We represent the whole of Afghanistan, and we talk on the level of the whole of Afghanistan and our struggle was based on the whole of Afghanistan. We are not people of one tribe or ethnicity, neither do we believe in this,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said at a news conference in Kabul on Tuesday, announcing the interim government.
Zabihullah said in a statement that the new government would protect “the country’s highest interest” and uphold Sharia law as interpreted by the Taliban. The militant group said it would name permanent leadership soon.
Former Guantanamo detainees, one of the FBI’s most wanted men
The lineup of senior positions, which includes former Guantanamo inmates, members of a US-designated terror group and subjects of an international sanctions lists, presents the first snapshot of how the Taliban’s leadership of Afghanistan will begin to take shape.
Like many in the Taliban’s incoming cabinet, interim Prime Minister Mohammad Hassan Akhund is under United Nations sanctions. A long-time Taliban member, he has been leader of the group’s Shura, or Leadership Council, for about two decades…..
Women omitted from new government
The announcement Tuesday came a day after the Taliban claimed control of the last holdout Afghan province and amid the biggest street protests since the militant group seized control of Afghanistan in mid-August, taking over the capital Kabul and storming the presidential palace without firing a single shot……
Frank Anderson says
IN MY OPINION This was planned, expected and intended when these monsters were traded for a deserter.
Keys says
I agree.
I also think the Democrat Party “chain migration” plan for Afghani refugees is ready to go and will be sold as the “right thing”, “moral thing”, compassionate thing”, “ethical thing”, “humane thing”, and the “only thing” to do. “It’s who we are” BS, etc.
This is Leftist hijrah to “fundamentally change America”.
gravenimage says
Keys, here’s the sharp Allen West asking just how Obama intended to “fundamentally change America”–a question few thought to ask:
“Allen West: How Do You Fundamentally Transform the United States of America?”
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/allen-west/allen-west-how-do-you-fundamentally-transform-united-states-america
He specifically mentions the Hijirah, as well.
Keys says
Thanks, gravenimage.
gravenimage says
Afghanistan: Taliban’s new government made up of ex-Guantanamo detainees and FBI’s most wanted
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In other words, all the best people! sarc/off
And recall, too many morons in the US and the rest of the west still think that the Taliban will become a legitimate government.
Frank Anderson says
For an excellent but paltry example look at Nazi Germany or Stalin’s Soviet Union. The crimes and atrocities committed there and then will pale in comparison. Also try Cambodia under Pol Pot. Savage conduct is to be expected without limit, inside and out of the boundaries of Afghanistan.
OLD GUY says
And Biden wants to send these criminals our TAX dollars. Why does our government seem to side with criminals, while they ignore the victims? Our legal system spend millions protecting criminals rights, our Government send billions of our tax dollars to political crooks who live high off of our money. At the same time our Veterans and poor live on the streets and are ignored, while once again our government spends millions on illegal immigrants.
It kind of makes America look like a crooked country, that welcomes and supports the criminals of the world. Shame on us.
Not one penny of our tax dollars should go to Afgaistan.